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About Bijra Village

Bijra is a large village in Memari I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,860, made up of 1,430 males and 1,430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Memari I
Pincode 713154
Area (hectares) 223.01 hectares
Population 2,860
Male Population 1,430
Female Population 1,430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bijra compares

By the 2011 count Bijra is the 26th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 223.01 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Bijra

Bijra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bijra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barar, Barea, Belut and Benapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bijra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijra village had a population of 2,860. That makes it the 26th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Bijra village has 1,430 males and 1,430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijra has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Bijra is 713154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijra covers 223.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bijra falls under Memari I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bijra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bijra.

Bijra is in Memari I tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bijra today is likely to be higher.

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